Год :2000
Страна : USA
Стиль :Alternative /Nu Metal

Tracklist :

1.	"Smile"	3:33
2.	"Again & Again"	3:56
3.	"Emotional Times"	3:04
4.	"Now"	3:23
5.	"1 Nite Stand"	3:40
6.	"Believed"	4:02
7.	"Mentobe"	3:38
8.	"I"	4:14
9.	"Mirror's Reflection"	3:11
10.	"Dragged Down"	3:31
11.	"Comeback"	4:24
12.	"Impact"	2:47

Группа "Taproot" была основана в 1997 года,их первый студийный альбом "Gift" вышел в 2000 году.

В Taproot входят четыре участника
Stephen Richards - вокал,
Mike DeWolf - гитара,
Philip Lipscomb - бас,
Jarrod Montague - ударные.

Сначала у ребят не было популярности,но как только они они выпустили свою первую пластинку их мощь и музыку сразу оценили и пригласили группу на Ozfesst 2000.
Выступая с такими группами как "Disturbed" "Slipknot" и "Papa Roach" ребята стали очень популярны.Их песни "I" ,"Smile" и "Belived" стали настоящими хитами. Группа выпустила ещё несколько альбомов и до сих пор не утратила свою популярность,хотя стоит признать,что это коллектив не очень популярен на наше родине,но лично я считаю,что "Taproot" заслуживают внимания с нашей стороны.

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Ann Arbor, MI's own Taproot sent their demo to Limp Bizkit frontman/business entrepreneur Fred Durst in 1998, not even thinking Durst would call them back personally. To their surprise, he promised the alterna-punk metal four-piece the world. But Durst obviously took too long to deliver the goods, for Taproot -- frontman Stephen Richards, guitarist Michael DeWolf, bassist Philip Lipscomb, and drummer Jarrod Montague -- landed a sweet deal with Atlantic Records. Durst felt betrayed and heavily cursed the band, but Taproot wasn't fazed by such rude behavior. Their Velvet-Hammer/Atlantic debut, Gift was released in June 2000 and unveiled the band's tough thrash sound, heavy hooks, and beer soaked vocals. Thanks to support from Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack, Taproot scored a spot at the second stage on the 2000 Ozzfest tour. Two years later, Rolling Stone hailed Taproot as "the next contenders for the new-metal crown." Indeed, Taproot was in the running. They spent seven months in Los Angeles recording the fierce, introspective Gift follow-up Welcome, and the press took notice. Vanity Fair pegged Richards (and Taproot) as one to watch in their 2002 Music Issue. The album eventually peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200. Blue-Sky Research appeared in August 2005. Produced by Welcome helmer Toby Wright, the album also included three songs co-written with Billy Corgan.

http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/taproot/bio.jhtml

Gift is the first major label album by the rock group Taproot. It was released on June 27, 2000. "I" and "Again & Again" were minor Mainstream Rock radio singles. The album has sold around 250,000 copies in the U.S.
    Tracks 2, 6, 7, 9 and 11 are re-recordings of early songs the appeared on the demos, "...Something More Than Nothing" and "Upon Us". Both were released in 1998 and 1999.
    A b-side, "Day By Day", can be found on the Dracula 2000 soundtrack and on the CD single for "Again & Again".
    Another b-side entitled "Thrift Whore" can be found through file-sharing networks.
    There are also two songs called "Strive" and "Get Me" on the internet.
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